Comments on: Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Oil Spill

By: reese cushman

reese cushman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:23:33 +0000

i found this article because i didnt remember all this fuss in 89,i had heard and seen things on tv about the people of alaska taking it up the azz with a walrus tusk wrapped in rusty barbed wire and what ive seen and my own personal opinion is that because an american company with stockholders with political ambition and the fact that alaska is so faraway from us in the lower 48 the rich and powerful made it go away.now that green is the in thing there gonna hang bp wich is good but i am very concernrd with the americans who are supposed to make sure that things are done right,again my own opinion i think a lot of palms were greased so these companys could get away with this .i wonder what would be happening if this was an amercan company with lots of famous stockholders.most of us are happy if are bills are paid and we can take care of our kids and maybe retire with a little walking around money,how rich do people need to be,i think when you have enough money so your great -great-and several more great grandkids will never have to work i think you should give something back to this great country and its people.my name is maurice cushman and i live in maine i dont care who sees this,only the guilty will be upset,besides that i spent part of my life defending the rights of the people and i believe in them all.i think only the people will fix this the companys wont and the goverment will tie it up for yrs like the exxon valdez

By: lance eiling

lance eiling — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:33:29 +0000

i live in freeport texas and we are being affected by the recent spill by bp and i was wondering what info you have that might help me in this endeavor to come with the giant

By: Rampart

Rampart — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:32:40 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful report and all the other fine work you're doing. I work as a seaman and some of my first jobs as a teen ager, were gill netting with Indians out of Seward and Whittier. What Exxon has been allowed to get away with is indeed a crime. It is an immense service you provide in your truth coverage.

I have seen some footage of Sarah Palin's response to the Supreme court's ruling wherein she expressed some disappointment but encouraged everyone to "move forward", the usual advice from the thieves who rob you, only to remain on the streets to re-offend. I wonder if during your investigation of the matter you've been able to unearth any complacency on her part or if she has been found to have benefitted at all from the decision?

Given her misuse of power in her dealings with the local Public Safety Commissioner she destroyed in an effort to shit-can her brother -in-law, I should think it likely. For someone who stands up to the big corporations she seemed awfully yielding in her acceptance of the court's decision.

Keep up the good work,
-Rampart

By: TXsharon

TXsharon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:47:28 +0000

This makes me feel hopeless and ashamed about being human. I want to blog about it to call more attention to it, but you did such a great job with your righteous anger that I can't even summarize it. I just keep reading it over and over...

By: Phuck

Phuck — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:22:33 +0000

they bought heaven and hell.
money is in power man.

By: Kellie Kvasnikoff

Kellie Kvasnikoff — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:18:11 +0000

To Whom it may concern, I am a plaintiff in the Exxon Valdez disaster. I published a book on the oil spill entitled “Exxon Valdez 18 Years and Counting”. In that book I said that “justice” for the Exxon Valdez-impacted fishermen should be spelled “Just Us.” The law did not help us in our time of need. It hindered us. The law went any way Exxon wished to pull it.
This latest Supreme Court decision on “punitive damages” (Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker) is more of the same. It is a travesty. It is filled with errors. Bad facts, bad law.
Please consider signing this petition to open an investigation immediately and without delay into the wrongdoings of the Exxon Shipping Company and specifically the erroneous act of the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker.
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http://www.rallycongress.com/exxon/1168

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

By: Pomme Hanrahan

Pomme Hanrahan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:19:58 +0000

Mr. Palast, it appears the mainstream media is hoping no one notices the huge oil tanker collision and spill near New Orleans in the Mississippi River of July 23, 2008. It isn't exactly the sort of thing they want the public to notice while the Bush administration is pushing the idea of drilling for more oil in Alaska. The New Orleans, oil tanker collision, and Alaska/Valdez connections to the story reminded me of some of the subjects you've dealt with.